Friday, August 24, 2007

Friday update...in the morning

Goodmorning,We are off to Virginia this morning. The suitcase is going out theminute I am finished writing. It was not a great week for me, I hateall the rain. I am a sunshine guy! I could not ride my bike.Yes, I know we needed it...but...! All the tarps and tents were muddy and wet from the show at Mt Gretna;I had to wait till Wed. to get them out of the van, Then set everything up in the backyard to dry. The van smelled, so I had to clean that out. Itwas a lot of extra work.Tuesday we had artists friends from OK over for dinner and had a verynice time with them. We will see them again this weekend in VA.I will give him a plug... www.fineartsbyfloyd.com. We get Netflix and Linda got hooked on The Closer, we justfinished watching the 1st season. I recommend it.I received a "Judges Choice Award" at Mount Gretna Art Show.It means I am automatically accepted into the show next year, I don'tneed to send in slides to jury. That is my second Judges award infour weeks! Not bad.This weeks show info: Aug. 25-26 ANNUAL PORTSMOUTH SEAWALL ART SHOW Held at High Street Landing in Olde Towne Portsmouth, VA Sat. 10-6 and Sun 10-5 rain or shine My space is #6 (on the way to the student show)more info: www.seawallartshow.org

OK, I need to hit the road... don't worry, I will be painting all weekend.I heard it is to be 95 in Portsmouth...thats more like it! But will I get Linda to leave the motel's airconditioning?

Where to find me!

Blog featuring my students

My goal...

My goal is to join the other accomplished artists in the "Painting A Day" arena. I am expecting this endeavor to sharpen my painting skills and to help me grow as a watercolorist. I already paint full time and exhibit at art shows but I am hoping this experience will allow me to explore subjects I would not normally choose to paint. I hope you enjoy taking this journey with me. Andy Smith

ABOUT THE PAINTINGS:

Each watercolor is painted on Arches 300lb Cold Press paper. I use transparent watercolors occasionally adding ink to the wash. I paint in a series of washes to build color, creating shadows and a strong use of light.
The PAINTING A DAY paintings started January 1, 2007.
Variations in monitor settings plus my camera skills may not exactly duplicate the actual colors in the painting. I do my best!
I plan to work in two sizes.
An image of 5"x5" with a 1/2" border or
an image of 4"x6" with a 1/2" border.
You will need to take your new painting to a frame shop to be framed. For shipping, each miniature original watercolor will be placed in a protective sleeve with a foamcore back.
The new paintings will be posted for sale via Ebay. Paintings that do not sell at auction are then placed on my show stand at a price commensurate to my other work.